diff --git a/tcc.h b/tcc.h
index 441adac8..5f8b1458 100644
--- a/tcc.h
+++ b/tcc.h
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ typedef struct AttributeDef {
       func_args     : 5,
       mode          : 4,
       weak          : 1,
-      fill          : 11;
+      resize	    : 1,
+      fill          : 10;
     struct Section *section;
 } AttributeDef;
 
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ typedef struct AttributeDef {
 #define FUNC_ARGS(r) (((AttributeDef*)&(r))->func_args)
 #define FUNC_ALIGN(r) (((AttributeDef*)&(r))->aligned)
 #define FUNC_PACKED(r) (((AttributeDef*)&(r))->packed)
+#define ARRAY_RESIZE(r) (((AttributeDef*)&(r))->resize)
 #define ATTR_MODE(r)  (((AttributeDef*)&(r))->mode)
 #define INT_ATTR(ad) (*(int*)(ad))
 
diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index c174e967..b84e7b6c 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ ST_FUNC int type_size(CType *type, int *a)
     if (bt == VT_STRUCT) {
         /* struct/union */
         s = type->ref;
-        *a = s->r;
+        *a = s->r & 0xffffff;
         return s->c;
     } else if (bt == VT_PTR) {
         if (type->t & VT_ARRAY) {
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ static void parse_attribute(AttributeDef *ad)
 static void struct_decl(CType *type, int u)
 {
     int a, v, size, align, maxalign, c, offset;
-    int bit_size, bit_pos, bsize, bt, lbit_pos, prevbt;
+    int bit_size, bit_pos, bsize, bt, lbit_pos, prevbt, resize;
     Sym *s, *ss, *ass, **ps;
     AttributeDef ad;
     CType type1, btype;
@@ -2647,6 +2647,7 @@ static void struct_decl(CType *type, int u)
             }
             skip('}');
         } else {
+	    resize = 0;
             maxalign = 1;
             ps = &s->next;
             prevbt = VT_INT;
@@ -2737,6 +2738,8 @@ static void struct_decl(CType *type, int u)
                                 offset = c;
                                 if (size > 0)
                                     c += size;
+				if (size < 0)
+				    resize = 1;
                             } else {
                                 offset = 0;
                                 if (size > c)
@@ -2777,7 +2780,7 @@ static void struct_decl(CType *type, int u)
             skip('}');
             /* store size and alignment */
             s->c = (c + maxalign - 1) & -maxalign; 
-            s->r = maxalign;
+            s->r = maxalign | (resize ? (1 << 31) : 0);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3113,6 +3116,8 @@ static void post_type(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad)
         /* we push a anonymous symbol which will contain the array
            element type */
         s = sym_push(SYM_FIELD, type, 0, n);
+	if (n < 0)
+		ARRAY_RESIZE(s->r) = 1;
         type->t = t1 | VT_ARRAY | VT_PTR;
         type->ref = s;
     }
@@ -4845,6 +4850,8 @@ static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c,
             }
         } else {
             index = 0;
+	    if (ARRAY_RESIZE(s->r))
+		n = -1;
             while (tok != '}') {
                 decl_designator(type, sec, c, &index, NULL, size_only);
                 if (n >= 0 && index >= n)
@@ -4918,6 +4925,8 @@ static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c,
         array_length = 0;
         index = 0;
         n = s->c;
+	if (s->r & (1<<31))
+	    n = -1;
         while (tok != '}') {
             decl_designator(type, sec, c, NULL, &f, size_only);
             index = f->c;
@@ -4954,7 +4963,7 @@ static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c,
             skip(',');
         }
         /* put zeros at the end */
-        if (!size_only && array_length < n) {
+        if (!size_only && n >= 0 && array_length < n) {
             init_putz(type, sec, c + array_length, 
                       n - array_length);
         }
@@ -4964,6 +4973,8 @@ static void decl_initializer(CType *type, Section *sec, unsigned long c,
             skip(')');
             par_count--;
         }
+	if (n < 0)
+	    s->c = array_length;
     } else if (tok == '{') {
         next();
         decl_initializer(type, sec, c, first, size_only);
@@ -5011,6 +5022,9 @@ static void decl_initializer_alloc(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad, int r,
     TokenString init_str;
     Section *sec;
 
+    /* resize the struct */
+    if ((type->t & VT_BTYPE) == VT_STRUCT && (type->ref->r & (1<<31)) != 0)
+	type->ref->c = -1;
     size = type_size(type, &align);
     /* If unknown size, we must evaluate it before
        evaluating initializers because
diff --git a/tests/tcctest.c b/tests/tcctest.c
index 0d98dccd..1f0fc290 100644
--- a/tests/tcctest.c
+++ b/tests/tcctest.c
@@ -827,27 +827,6 @@ struct aligntest4 {
     double a[0];
 };
 
-struct complexinit0 {
-    int a;
-    int b;
-};
-
-struct complexinit {
-    int a;
-    struct complexinit0 *b;
-};
-
-const static struct complexinit cix[] = {
-    [0] = {
-	.a = 0xfefa,
-	.b = (const struct complexinit0[]) {
-		{ 0x80, 0x81 },
-		{ 0x82, 0x83 },
-		{}
-	}
-    }
-};
-
 void struct_test()
 {
     struct1 *s;
@@ -877,11 +856,6 @@ void struct_test()
     printf("st2: %d %d %d\n",
            s->f1, s->f2, s->f3);
     printf("str_addr=%x\n", (int)st1.str - (int)&st1.f1);
-    printf("cix: %d %d %d %d %d %d %d\n",
-	cix[0].a,
-	cix[0].b[0].a, cix[0].b[0].b,
-	cix[0].b[1].a, cix[0].b[1].b,
-	cix[0].b[2].a, cix[0].b[2].b);
 
     /* align / size tests */
     printf("aligntest1 sizeof=%d alignof=%d\n",
@@ -1288,6 +1262,42 @@ int sinit18[10] = {
     [8] = 10,
 };
 
+struct complexinit0 {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+};
+
+struct complexinit {
+    int a;
+    struct complexinit0 *b;
+};
+
+const static struct complexinit cix[] = {
+    [0] = {
+	.a = 2000,
+	.b = (const struct complexinit0[]) {
+		{ 2001, 2002 },
+		{ 2003, 2003 },
+		{}
+	}
+    }
+};
+
+struct complexinit2 {
+	int a;
+	int b[];
+};
+
+struct complexinit2 cix21 = {
+	.a = 3000,
+	.b = { 3001, 3002, 3003 }
+};
+
+struct complexinit2 cix22 = {
+	.a = 4000,
+	.b = { 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006 }
+};
+
 void init_test(void)
 {
     int linit1 = 2;
@@ -1380,6 +1390,13 @@ void init_test(void)
     for(i=0;i<10;i++)
         printf("%x ", sinit18[i]);
     printf("\n");
+    /* complex init check */
+    printf("cix: %d %d %d %d %d %d %d\n",
+	cix[0].a,
+	cix[0].b[0].a, cix[0].b[0].b,
+	cix[0].b[1].a, cix[0].b[1].b,
+	cix[0].b[2].a, cix[0].b[2].b);
+    printf("cix2: %d %d\n", cix21.b[2], cix22.b[5]);
 }